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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 20 NM,
including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor
National Marine Sanctuary

AMZ100-211415-
919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.Synopsis for Eastern North Carolina coastal waters...
High pressure will ridge southwards across the Carolinas and
will continue to wedge itself southwards across the Mid-Atlantic
through this weekend allowing for benign conditions across the
area. Next potential frontal system doesn`t near ENC until at
least mid next week.

$$

AMZ230-211415-
Albemarle Sound-
919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...S winds around 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight
chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft.
.TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance
of showers after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ131-211415-
Alligator River-
919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves light chop.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms
in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ231-211415-
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds-
919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT...N winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ135-211415-
Pamlico Sound-
919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight
chance of showers.
.MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers.

$$

AMZ136-211415-
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers-
919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves light chop, diminishing to flat after midnight.
.SUN...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A slight
chance of tstms in the evening. A slight chance of showers.
.MON...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
flat, increasing to light chop in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ137-211415-
Neuse and Bay Rivers-
919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop. A
slight chance of showers.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves light chop. A chance of
showers after midnight.

$$

AMZ150-211415-
S of Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC out 20 nm-
919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 6 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms in
the evening.
.MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE
7 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ152-211415-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance
of showers.
.MON...N winds around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 7 ft
at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 5 ft. A chance of showers.

$$

AMZ154-211415-
S of Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC out 20 nm
including the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary-
919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 3 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft
at 9 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance
of showers and tstms.
.MON...N winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ156-211415-
S of Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC out 20 nm-
919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers choppy.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers
light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms in the
evening. A slight chance of showers.
.MON...NE winds around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, diminishing to light chop after midnight.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

AMZ158-211415-
S of Cape Lookout to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm-
919 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, except 2 to 3 ft
near shore. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
9 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms in the
evening. A slight chance of showers.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except around 2 ft
near shore. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except around
2 ft near shore. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and
rivers light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$